We are looking for a Decarbonization Project Engineer to manage development and execution of energy efficiency projects with our commercial customers. This is a mid-level position.

In this role, you will be playing a key technical role in projects that include energy auditing, energy focused construction, and energy efficiency financing. You will also collaborate with the sales team to define project opportunities and support the development of innovative energy and financing solutions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Conduct energy audits on commercial buildings (typically ASHRAE level 1 & 2). Collect and analyze building data, including utility bills, equipment specifications, BMS trend data, and occupancy patterns. Assess the energy performance of HVAC and lighting systems, identifying areas of potential improvement and energy conservation measures. Work closely with the sales team to define project requirements and ensure alignment between proposed solutions and customer needs. Estimate the costs of recommended energy conservation measures, including equipment upgrades, retrofits, and controls optimizations. Develop detailed scopes of work based on proposed energy conservation measures. Create RFP documents from the developed scopes of work and coordinate the RFP process for construction contractors to bid on the work. Calculate the potential savings and payback periods associated with implementing energy conservation measures Participate in the preparation of detailed energy audit reports, outlining findings, recommendations, and cost-benefit analyses Participate in project implementation by: Assisting the construction team in finalizing the contractor scope Providing engineering support during construction, including design and submittal reviews Help resolve technical issues during construction Commissioning of the installed measures Other responsibilities include: Staying up to date on advanced controls and innovative energy efficiency and sustainability technologies Contribute to improvements in company standard procedures, documents, and software

About Gridium

Gridium’s mission is to hasten the transition to a no-carbon economy. Our energy efficiency retrofit and solar projects help people run commercial buildings more effectively, at lower cost, while using less energy. Even in this challenging commercial real estate market, we are noticing an increasing demand from our clients for effective long term energy solutions.

Gridium is a venture-backed digital Energy Services Company and SaaS provider with a mission to bring cost-effective energy savings to commercial real estate. Gridium is a licensed General Contractor with the State of California (Lic no. 1101498).

Gridum has no physical offices - we have been an all-remote company since our founding. We love the fact that remote work gives us flexibility to balance our roles as employees, parents, family members, athletes, musicians and all the other things we do with our lives.

Gridium believes that spending time face-to-face is important, but this presents a challenge for an all remote workforce. So every three months we pick a city and meet up for several days of highly productive planning, team building, and fun. Gridium has a casual, collaborative work environment where everyone’s ideas matter. Since creative, enthusiastic employees are the basis of our success, we take great care in how we attract, hire, and support our employees.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.